Electrifying roads: a key solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US.

In recent years, the need to electrify roads worldwide has become increasingly important due to the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. The United States has become a key player in the fight against global warming, as it is one of the largest emitters of CO2 in the world and has one of the largest vehicle fleets on the planet.

According to the 2021 US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report, published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the transportation sector was responsible for 28% of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions, with 83% of emissions coming from road transport.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), the motor vehicle fleet in the US in 2021 exceeded 280 million registered vehicles. A fleet that continues to grow at a steady rate of about 1.5% per year, representing an additional challenge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote road electrification.

Road electrification in the United States

This road electrification, which seeks to respond to the pressing need to reduce polluting emissions from one of the sectors with one of the largest carbon footprints, consists of installing charging infrastructures and technologies for electric vehicles on roads, allowing drivers to recharge their electric vehicles on the go and reduce dependence on oil and the emission of polluting gases.

A trend that has been gaining momentum worldwide in recent years, with numerous countries and companies starting to implement electric vehicle charging solutions on their roads.

In the case of the United States, road electrification has become an even greater necessity due to its dependence on imported oil. A dependence that only exacerbates the country's vulnerability to fluctuations in the global energy market, which in turn can have a negative impact on the economy and national security.

For all these reasons, road electrification has become a key objective for the United States. Therefore, the government and companies have begun to take significant steps to promote this trend, launching incentive and subsidy programs for the installation of charging infrastructures on roads.

In this context, the work of technology and energy companies like Power Electronics, who have been working on the development of electric vehicle charging solutions across the country, is crucial to achieving the desired objectives of different US administrations.

Power Electronics, a key driver of electric mobility

Specializing in the design, manufacture, and sale of power electronics equipment for various applications, with a focus on electric mobility, Power Electronics has extensive experience in the development of electric vehicle charging solutions and has worked on several projects in the United States to drive road electrification.

Perhaps the best example of how Power Electronics has contributed to road electrification in the United States is its participation in Miami International Airport, which serves more than 45.9 million passengers annually, and where the company has installed charging stations.

In total, the company has more than 500 electric vehicle charging stations in the Americas, making Power Electronics one of the leaders in electric mobility in the United States.

All thanks to solutions like its NB Station, the most powerful and competitive solution on the market, capable not only of charging all types of electric vehicles but also of storing energy from photovoltaic fields and thus optimizing the energy supplied to vehicles.

In short, road electrification in the United States is a growing trend that seeks to reduce dependence on oil and reduce the carbon footprint of transportation, with Power Electronics being one of the main companies participating in this process, working on development and implementation.